NASCAR returns to the Kansas Speedway this weekend. Along with huge crowds, race-day organizers are making plans to deal with the threat of severe weather.

NASCAR returns to the Kansas Speedway this weekend. Along with huge crowds, race-day organizers are making plans to deal with the threat of severe weather.

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Updated: 6:22 PM CDT May 7, 2015

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WEBVTT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. KRIS: NASCAR IS BACK AT THE KANSAS SPEEDWAY. AND ALONG WITH HUGE CROWDS, THEY'LL BE DEALING WITH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. IT'S SOMETHING RACE FANS NEED TO BE AWARE OF. KMBC 9'S KELLY ECKERMAN IS BACK FROM THE SPEEDWAY WITH A TIMELY WARNING. KELLY: WHETHER YOU ARE AT HOME OR SCHOOL OR WORK, THERE IS USUALLY AN ACTION PLAN. IF YOU ARE HEADED TO THE SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND, YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR OWN PLAN TO TAKE COVER IN SEVERE WEATHER. THESE STANDS ARE EMPTY NOW BUT IMAGINE RACE DAY -- 100,000 FANS AND THERE IS A WEATHER EMERGENCY. WHAT WILL YOU DO? IF YOU CHECK OUT THE WEATHER PLAN, IT STATES PERSONAL PROTECTION IS YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS NO APPROVED SHELTER ON PROPERTY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE WE CAN TELL PEOPLE WHERE TO GO. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERSONAL PLAN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE IT. KELLY: IF YOU CANNOT GET YOU A SHELTER QUICKLY BUT YOU CAN GET TO YOUR CAR, THE RED CROSS RECOMMENDS YOU GET IN YOUR CAR AND STAY THERE. I'LL CALL YOUR SEATBELT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IF THERE IS WIND OR FLYING DEBRIS, PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN. SOME RACE FANS SEEM SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THERE IS NO STORM SHELTER. LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD DO. KELLY: IT HAS GOT YOU THINKING. IT HAS ME THINKING. WE DEAL WITH TORNADOES ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. WE WILL BE ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A DIGITAL OVER THERE I CAN LAY IN. THAT IS ABOUT IT. KELLY: THAT IS YOUR PLAN? KELLY: IT IS NO DIFFERENT. KELLY: THERE'LL ALSO BE

Kansas Speedway urges fans to make severe weather plans

NASCAR returns to the Kansas Speedway this weekend. Along with huge crowds, race-day organizers are making plans to deal with the threat of severe weather.